Boca Card support group in the making!

[Guest guest]

Below you will find and invitation to a new support group

that will start at CARD FAU in Boca.

Shirly

Shirly Gilad BCBA,RN, FNP, MS

Behavioral Therapy and then some.

Work:

Fax:

shirly@...

www.shirlygilad.com

Dear

Parents,

I am a

mother of three wonderful children. Two of them are in the Autism

Spectrum. They are high functioning, one is ASD and the other is PDDNOS.

They also both have ADD. As you can imagine (and probably are familiar with)

they deal with individual issues that range from social skills, sleeping

disorders, OCD, sensory issues etc., etc., etc. J

I am

looking for a support group that I can meet other moms in the same boat that

would like to share experiences, swap stories, network for providers, laugh,

cry and most importantly feel understood. My husband is looking for the same

type of support.

FAU

Card has graciously offered to have two support groups. One would be for women

and one would be for men. My husband and I attended groups like this in Seattle

and for us at least, it made a difference. Women and men act differently

in front of their spouses. When you are in a group of the same gender,

it’s sometimes easier to open up.

With

that said, let me add that FAU Card will also provide a Social Skills class for

your child during the hour we are in our group. The children will be

grouped by ages (7 – 11 yrs old) and

(11

– 17 yrs old).

All

these services are free of charge. Our first meeting will tentatively be on

Monday April 5th. It will be held at the FAU Boca Campus, Education

Building, 4th Floor. You must pick up a (free) parking pass at the

information booth located at the Main Entrance on 10th and Glades.

I do

need a little input from you before we begin. If you could please answer the

following questions, it will help us accommodate as many of you as possible.

1.

Which time is better for you?

4:30pm

– 5:30pm or 6:00pm

– 7:00pm

2.

Would you be utilizing the Social Skills Group for your child/children? Yes or No

If

yes, which age group will he/she attend?

7

– 11 yrs old or 11

– 17 yrs old

How

many Children

1 2 3

3. The

possibility of having a sibling group for children without a disability is

available during our meeting time. Would you use this and for which ages?

7

– 11 yrs old or 11

– 17 yrs old

4. Who

will be attending? Mom, Dad, or

Both

You

can cut and paste the above questions and forward them to FAU CARD,

kbennett@...

All

information that transpires during our meetings is confidential and will not be

shared with others. So please join me in building a larger support group for us

and our children.

I look

forward to meeting with all of you. Feel free to contact me with any

questions. Thank you.

Fanny

Hourigan

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